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Man receives 6 years jail term for royal defamation
The Appeal Court has sentenced a man accused of defaming the monarchy on facebook to six years imprisonment.On 27 April 2017, the Appeal Court confirmed the verdict of the Court of First Instance on...
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Go solar in the south
John Draper The UK, once almost entirely reliant on coal-fired energy, had its first coal-free day since 1880 this month (Friday 21st April), meaning it is on schedule to be completely coal free by...
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Southern peasant federation members face criminal charges
Police in southern Thailand have arrested eight landless farmers in southern Thailand for allegedly occupying the land plots of land developing companies. Representatives of the Southern Peasants...
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Military steps up hunt for people making false claims about monarchy
The Thai military have arrested a group of people in southern Thailand who are allegedly involved in a network making false claims about the monarchy for financial gain.On 27 April 2017, soldiers...
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Testing the Test
Harrison George The Ordinary National Education Test (ONET) results this year are as disappointing as in previous years. Almost as disappointing as the wilful ignorance that produced the tests and...
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Labour activists in South Korea, Indonesia campaign for Somyot release
Labour activists in South Korea and Indonesia put up banners to campaign for the release of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk. On 1 May 2017, the International Labour Day, many labour activists and others in...
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Elderly couple faces 5 years jail term for picking mushroom in protect forest
The Supreme Court has handed five years jail term to an elderly couple for picking up mushrooms in a protected forest in Isaan.On 2 May 2017, the Supreme Court sentenced Udom, 51, and Daeng Sirisorn,...
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Continuing threats, persistent denial of LGBTIQ rights in ASEAN
ASEAN SOGIE CAUCUS Amidst the euphoria of the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, ASEAN SOGIE Caucus reiterates its call to various governments to uphold their human...
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Journalists criticising military should be executed: NRC member
The junta’s National Reform Council (NRC) has given the green light to a controversial bill that would subject the Thai media to a licensing system. During the debate over the bill, one council member...
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Military reportedly detains 2 political dissidents incommunicado
The military has reportedly detained incommunicado two political dissidents one of whom is a human rights lawyer who represented a former lèse majesté convict.Kritsadang Nutcharat, a human rights...
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Statement on press freedom in Thailand
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand On this World Media Press Freedom Day, the professional membership of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand stands by its colleagues in Thailand's...
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King takes control of five government agencies
A secret bill has placed five public agencies under the direct control of ‘His Majesty’s will’, granting the monarchy authority unseen since the 1932 revolution.The bill transfers to King...
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Thailand: Rights lawyer feared ‘disappeared’
Human Right Watch (HRW) The Thai government should immediately disclose the whereabouts of Prawet Prapanukul, a prominent human rights lawyer and critic of the monarchy, who has been missing since...
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FCCT ordered to cancel seminar on missing plaque
The junta has ordered the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) to cancel a panel discussion on the missing plaque commemorating the 1932 Democratic Revolution. On 3 May 2017, the FCCT...
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Terminate media bill to protect democracy: consumer organisations
After the passage of the junta's controversial media bill, three consumer rights organisations demanded the bill be scrapped to protect Thailand’s democratic values. On 2 May 2017, a network of...
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6, including human rights lawyer, arrested for lèse majesté
The Criminal Court has detained six people accused of royal defamation for sharing a Facebook post of an academic in self-imposed exile who the junta has blacklisted. On 3 May 2017, the Criminal Court...
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The Prison outside the prison
Nidhi Eoseewong When Ajarn Tum (Sudsanguan) Suthisorn was released from prison, Ajarn Charnvit Kasetsiri greeted her with a public message on Facebook that read, “Welcome back from the small prison to...
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No rest for labour rights on International Workers’ Day
On May Day, labour activists across Thailand assembled to call for a better welfare state and fair working conditions.International Workers’ Day this year — 1 May 2017 or ‘May Day’ — saw the Rangsit...
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Court denies bail for detainees arrested for sharing FB post on 1932 plaque
The Criminal Court has refused to release two detainees accused of lèse majesté for sharing the Facebook post of an academic blacklisted by the junta. On 4 May 2017, the Criminal Court on...
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OHCHR urges Thailand to halt arbitrary detention of political activists
OHCHR The United Nations Human Rights Office for South-East Asia (OHCHR) urges the Thai Government to halt the practice of arbitrary detention of political activists, and to immediately release six...
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